People often forget that the cult of Kyger Litor is hostile to all of these cults: ALL the Seven Lightbringers (including Chalana Arroy) ALL the Lunar cults (except the Red Goddess who…
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Kyger Litor
Mother of trolls Kyger Litor is the ancestress of all the troll races of the world and is almost universally worshiped by them. When the sun was slain she invaded the surface…
Kyger Litor Temples
Location Type Homeland Page Affiliation Boldhome (large city) Minor temple Sartar 47 Haunted Ruins (ruin) Minor temple Sartar 60 Sazdorf troll clan
Gerak Kag
Troll Hero This is a troll hero of Pavis whose cult has spread to Dagori Inkarth. Gerak Kag was famous for his leaping ability. Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 45…
Tree Chopper
A troll hero, from the Godtime. Tree Chopper stole a sacred axe from the earth goddess and used it to desecrate the forests. Write up Page Year Runes Notes Cults of Glorantha…
Stone Biter
A dwarf fighting hero. Write up Page Year Runes Notes Cults of Glorantha preview 41 2019 by Rune spell Kyger Litor Hero cult Cult Compendium 181 2001 Kyger Litor Hero cult Elder…
Great Temples of Sartar
I believe these are the great temples around Sartar. As an aside, Eiritha is an important cult for the Pol-Joni, but Ernalda is still more prevalent. The Pol-Joni are very atypical Praxians….
Cults of Glorantha Layout, Kyger Litor
Layout, Simeon Cogswell
Sandals of Darkness
Orlanth stole the Sandals of Darkness from Kyger Litor. Write up Page Year Runes Notes Cult Compendium 99 2002 None listed Orlanth Magic Weapon Subcult Cults of Prax 85 1978 None listed…
Darkness Genealogy I
I’ve always loved the divine genealogies that Kalin Kadiev did for us for the Glorantha Sourcebook, but unfortunately they were not complete enough for the Cults Book. Fortunately, Katrin Dirim has risen…
Deloradella
Dark Woman, Queen of the Darkness Tribe, goddess of the night. Mother of Orlanth’s son, Crushing Noise, the Dark Thunder. Write up Page Year Runes Notes Sartar Companion 142 2010 None listed…
The First Council
I recently ran across one of the most ancient texts describing the First Council. This was dated to the Dawn Age, when Glorantha’s mythic structure was first being defined and explored: The…
Notes on The Second Council
Once the decision had been made to form a Second Council to meet the challenges of a New Time there was a nomination of potential members by all the worshippers within the…
A Short History of Arkat
By all accounts Arkat was born on the isle of Brithos in 375 ST. In 400 he accompanied a Brithini expedition to Arolanit attempting to liberate that land from Gbaji. In 410…
Hell
Hell has many guardians and denizens, although comparatively few have well-established cults. Of those who do, the best known are perhaps Annilla, Asrelia, Daka Fal, Gorgorma, Humakt, Jajagappa, Kyger Litor, Lodril, Shargash,…
Notes on Halikiv
Halikiv is just to the west of Dragon Pass, but it is easier to get there from southwest Peloria, as the Skyreach Mountains are pretty near impassable. From Aggar, there are a…
Myth of the Month: History of the Race of Trolls (1998)
by Greg Stafford Originally published in Wyrms Footnotes #6 (1979). The Famous Dark Trolls of the Hero Wars” section was subsequently reprinted in Wyrm’s Footprints (1995). The Age of Plenty In the…
CHA4032 RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary – Q&A
Official Answers from Chaosium Introduction (pages 4-11) Creatures without POW How do you handle resistance rolls against undead, or an entity without POW? If a creature has no POW use their magic…
Xiola Umbar
Goddess of the Solace of the Dark Deep Within This is the goddess of brute compassion. Among all of the troll deities she is the most gentle. She is also worshiped by…
Layout of Cults of Glorantha
At the office of our layout guru Simeon Cogswell and moving forward on the Cults book!
Darkness Genealogy II
The Darkness pantheon is an unusual in that most of these cults are worshiped primarily or even exclusively by non-humans. Darkness is deadly, fearsome, devouring, crushing, cold, silent, secretive, and mysterious, and…
Sites at the Dawn (2006)
This is a draft document by Greg Stafford. Last revision: 7 Mar 2006, a complete version is available in the Guide to Glorantha. This is a listing of (many of) the significant…
Greg Sez Guests: Five Troll Questions (Sep 1999)
Occasionally Greg had guests answer the Q&As in Greg Sez. Answered by James Frusetta, with assistance from Stephen Martin, Jörg Baumgartner, Peter Metcalfe, Dan McCluskey, and Lorne Booker. Q: How much does a…
Rune Magic by Cult and Associate Cult – D
Spell RBM Cost Source Reference Availability Darklight 40 1 Than, Thanatar PR 469 Than, Thanatar initiates Darksee 40 1 Kyger Litor RQB 80PR 39 Initiates Kyger Litor PR 68 Subere initiates (associate)…
USW2001 Uz: The Trolls of Glorantha (2005)
The Uz are an ancient and hungry race, laboring under a mighty curse. Yet they have grand plans of their own, ready to be revealed as the Hero Wars erupt across Glorantha….